Michael Dell has confirmed plans to bring a smartphone to the U.S. market in 2010, according to a report by TechPulse 360.

While the article itself is vague and contains no direct quotes, it’s authored by Jean-Baptiste Su, a reporter for the site and for The French News Agency. According to the text of the article, Dell only confirmed that Dell would be manufacturing a smartphone for the U.S market in 2010; details such as the supposed carrier (AT&T) and the operating system (Android) were not directly confirmed by Dell.

I’ve known Su for a while, and he usually nails his points down.
I’ll buy his report, especially with what Michael Dell said earlier
Tuesday evening at a speech at the Churchill Club, as reported by Chris Preimesberger of eWEEK:

“The
Internet in your pocket … and new platforms that are coming out are
pretty interesting. Some of them resemble things that we’re pretty
familiar with, in terms of open systems and the ability to compete in
an open ecosystem,” Dell said. “I think you’ll begin to see us show up
there, gradually.”

Dell has not confirmed a smartphone for the U.S. market, although The Wall Street Journal, among others, have reported it.